The nurturing of a filial son means that one is happy with one's heart and does not violate one's aspirations. ——"Book of Rites"

There are three kinds of filial piety: first, respecting relatives, secondly, not being humiliated, and secondly, being able to support. ——"Book of Rites"

It is important to know the age of your parents. One is for joy, the other is for fear. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

Meng Wubo asked about filial piety, and Confucius said: "Parents are only worried about their illness." ——"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng"

What parents love is also loved. Respect what your parents respect. ——Confucius

The elders and the younger are in order. ——Mencius

When we are old, we are in harmony with others; when we are young, we are in harmony with others. The world can be transported in the palm of your hand. ——Mencius

The most important thing for a filial son is to respect his relatives. ——Mencius

Only being filial to your parents can relieve your worries. ——Mencius

Father and son have relatives, monarch and ministers have righteousness, husband and wife have differences, elders and children have relationships, and friends have trust. ——Mencius

Which thing is greater? It is the greatest thing to do things closely; to protect oneself, which one is greater? Keep your body intact. I have heard of those who can serve their relatives without losing their bodies; I have not heard of those who can serve their relatives without losing their bodies. What's wrong? Serving relatives is the foundation of everything; who doesn't keep it? Keeping oneself is the foundation of keeping oneself. ——Mencius

The true form of benevolence is to serve relatives; the true form of righteousness is to obey elder brothers. ——Mencius

If you don’t get closeness, you can’t be a human being; if you don’t get closeness, you can’t be a son. ——Mencius

A gentleman has three kinds of happiness, but the king of the world does not share them. Having both parents and brothers without any reason is one kind of happiness; looking up to Heaven and not being ashamed of others is the second kind of happiness; being able to educate the talented people from all over the world is the third kind of happiness. A gentleman has three kinds of happiness, but the king of the world does not share them. ——Mencius

There are five so-called unfilial persons in the world. Four of them are laziness and disregarding the support of parents. The third kind of unfilial piety is to ignore the support of one's parents; the fourth kind of unfilial piety is to kill one's parents according to the desires of one's ears and eyes; the fifth kind of unfilial piety is to be brave and aggressive and endanger one's parents. ——Mencius

He who has no father and no king is just a beast. ——Mencius

The virtuous and the unworthy cannot be separated. If fate cannot be changed, if good and evil cannot be moved. ——"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"

A filial son does not flatter his relatives, and a loyal minister does not flatter his emperor. This is the prosperity of ministers. ——Zhuangzi

For those who care for their relatives, they should make peace with them regardless of the location, which is the utmost filial piety. ——Zhuangzi